it's infested the entire region from arlington to annapolis, bethesda to baltimore, the bugs native to asia were first noticed a few years ago and have been spreading since. >> they stink. >> reporter: that sink comes from foul secretion they produce as a means of self-defense. and if merely spelling bad isn't enough. >> they do bite and we have been bitten and they stink horrible and they're coming in the house. >> reporter: there are a few residents of the farm that don't seem to mind the bugs. >> our chickens. chickens love them. >> reporter: but with thousands of bugs. >> it's more than they can handle because we have only got ten chickens. >> reporter: the swarms of stink bugs will fade away with colder weather. but they'll be back next summer. and if you're nom familiar with them yet -- not familiar with them yet, you will be. >> that's it. i'm done. i've had it. i'm ready to go somewhere. >> reporter: in urbana, james hash, 9news now. >> that looks bad. >>> that looks even worse. we've been getting e-mails from viewers all night complaining about the stinkers. but how do you get rid